Beekman Lecture Series
The purpose of the Beekman Lectures is to stimulate and challenge the BT Conference participants with a plenary series of lectures by a leading scholar and BT practitioner on fresh and cutting-edge perspectives in the field of BT.
John Beekman
John Beekman was SIL’s first Translation Consultant, the first to lead translation workshops, and SIL’s first International Translation Coordinator.
Nida Lecture Series
Consistent with the vision and mission of the Nida Institute, the Nida Lecture creates space in the conference program for the presentation of scholarship from Translation Studies and related fields.
Eugene A. Nida
Eugene A. Nida was a linguist who developed the dynamic-equivalence Bible-translation theory and one of the founders of the modern discipline of translation studies.
Lamin Sanneh
Lamin Sanneh was known for his work on History of African Christianity and a pioneer in the academic field of world Christianity.
The Lamin Sanneh Lectures
Lamin Sanneh lecture intends to create space in the conference program for the presentation of scholarship from missiology, culture, Scripture engagement, and historical research.